Giclee: Allpconline Company Blog
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Helping us to speed up your giclee order
Although we do not charge any set up fees for files we receive to be printed, there are steps you can take to make the giclee printing process go smoothly in terms of speed and quality.
First, if you work in Photoshop, make sure the image reflect the final printing size. Also, we print your giclee in the Adobe RGB color space. Receiving a file in that space instead of for example sRGB, insures better quality and less surprises with color issues.
Fill the billing information form with giclee print quantity, desired paper and any special requests you may have, such as wider margins instead of what we offer as standard.
Make sure your file resolution is correct. All too often we receive files that are too low in resolution. No matter what you read from other sites, you cannot print a detailed giclee reproduction of your artwork from a file with 72 PPI resolution. If you want to see brush strokes, subtle renditions, you need at least 150 PPI. PPI is a matter of how many pixels are present in your file and is not equivalent to DPI. We do print at 1440 PPI.
Finally, always ask what the turnaround is for any particular order. At times, we may be able to print and ship in two days. If we have rush work, it goes in front of the queue.
First, if you work in Photoshop, make sure the image reflect the final printing size. Also, we print your giclee in the Adobe RGB color space. Receiving a file in that space instead of for example sRGB, insures better quality and less surprises with color issues.
Fill the billing information form with giclee print quantity, desired paper and any special requests you may have, such as wider margins instead of what we offer as standard.
Make sure your file resolution is correct. All too often we receive files that are too low in resolution. No matter what you read from other sites, you cannot print a detailed giclee reproduction of your artwork from a file with 72 PPI resolution. If you want to see brush strokes, subtle renditions, you need at least 150 PPI. PPI is a matter of how many pixels are present in your file and is not equivalent to DPI. We do print at 1440 PPI.
Finally, always ask what the turnaround is for any particular order. At times, we may be able to print and ship in two days. If we have rush work, it goes in front of the queue.
